The story of the black silk female knight

Valensa quickly agreed and pulled Thousand Leaf Grass's head out of the water, repeating Zero's instructions to her again.

At the same time, the regular customers in the bathhouse seemed to have a premonition, just like Zero. They all sat up straight in the water, and many of them even clasped their hands together, making a gesture of devout prayer.

About half a minute later, Valensa's first impression was that the entire bathtub had become much brighter.

Despite the lack of new lighting in the bathhouse and the unchanged starry night outside the dome, the entire bathhouse was bathed in sunlight as if it were midday.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the sunlight did not come from the sky, but from the water... A reflection of the sun suddenly appeared in the bath, shining brightly but not dazzlingly, intensely hot but not scorching, only bringing warmth and comfort.

The feeling is like a beautiful girl gently scrubbing you in the bath and applying shower gel with her delicate hands, making you feel light and airy, as if you're standing among white clouds, and you just want to shout to express your feelings.

Not only that, the divine power in the bath water has become exceptionally abundant. Compared to now, the essence of divine power in the water was previously just thin soup, but now it's like a thick porridge.

The divine power will continuously circulate on the surface and inside the body of each bather, purifying all the dirt on their body. At the same time, it also has a super healing power that can heal all external injuries, and even limb regeneration is easy.

Valensa even strongly suspected that... if a dead person's soul were fixed to her skeleton and thrown into the bath at this moment, she could regain a new body in this wave of divine grace.

After praying twice in her heart, Valensa finally came to her senses from the shock of the divine power and opened her eyes to look at the others.

Those unfamiliar believers were still praying with their eyes closed, trying to feel and absorb the divine grace in the water.

The same goes for Elana and Thousand Leaf Grass... This time, Thousand Leaf Grass received another huge boost, but her faith had almost become the shape of the Sun Goddess.

After this trip to the Divine Continent ends, Chiba will probably go from being a casual believer of the Sun Goddess to a devout follower, and might even learn some holy attribute ninjutsu.

The one who stood out the most was Velenkasha... she became the focus of the divine favor at the Great Bath.

A fair and fiery body lay on the edge of the bathtub, with only the lower half of her body submerged in the water, while her entire back and the wings on her back were above the surface.

Virenkasa lay there, her head held high, a finger in the water as if she were trying to hold back something, her eyes glazed over and her eyelids trembling.

Because her delicious wings were fully extended in the sunlight, disappearing bit by bit as if being gently nibbled away... Velenkasha's body trembled with each piece that disappeared.

"Hoo hoo, it seems she's been enjoyed by Her Majesty the Goddess again... The deliciousness of the high-grade frost demon wings is indeed unparalleled in the universe."

A voice, tinged with schadenfreude and envy, rang in Valensa's ears. It belonged to the other one of only two people in the entire bathhouse who had regained consciousness: Saint Zero.

"Sister Zero... Ugh!"

Valensa was about to say hello when she felt something like a snake wrap around her leg. It was slippery and slightly cold, a stark contrast to the warm pool water, making her shiver involuntarily.

There are definitely no snakes in the Divine Grace Bath, only a restless succubus tail.

I had originally wanted to ask about Valencia, but now Valencia can only try to protect herself.

"What...what are you doing, Sister Zero?"

"nothing."

Zero's expression remained serious, but its tail, however, became increasingly aggressive, continuing its ascent after wrapping around Valensa's legs until it emerged from the water in front of her.

"Didn't that little demon ninja girl just say she'd help you with a bath? But she's currently engrossed in absorbing divine power and has temporarily cut off all contact with the outside world, so I'll do it instead... hehe."

"Scrub...scrub a bath?"

Valensa pointed with a strange expression to the tip of the pink succubus's tail:

"Sister Zero, are you going to use this to rub me?"

"Just use this."

Zero remained very serious, and stretched the tip of his tail in front of Valensa, pointing to the heart-shaped tip and explaining:

"Did you know? One of the very few succubi in our race possesses a special ability: the secretion of a unique fluid from the tip of their tails. It's far more comfortable than any shower gel or essential oil... Want to try it? This is the service of this holy maiden; ordinary people would beg and cry if they could get it."

"Is...is that so?"

Valensa felt something was off, but Zero's saintly status and serious expression seemed to suggest that there was nothing wrong with it; it was just a normal bath.

"Then... I'll leave it to Your Highness."

So Valensa ultimately did not refuse.

"Hehe, then I'll start eating!"

Only then did Zero reveal the look of a foodie seeing delicious food at the table, his eyes shining and licking his lips.

The succubus's tail, as flexible as a snake, began to move again, its heart-shaped tip brushing across Valensa's entire body like a brush, coating her with special succubus oil.

It was indeed a very special liquid; it didn't dissolve even when soaked in hot water, but instead clung tightly to Valensa's body, slowly seeping into her skin.

The feeling was so incredibly comfortable, far more so than soaking in a hot spring on a snowy day, letting all your pores open up and replenish your body with warmth. It also had a slightly electric, tingling sensation, which quickly made Valensa almost succumb to the succubus's tail.

"Goo~~"

Unable to contain herself any longer, Valensa suddenly hugged Zero tightly, her face full of longing:

"Sister Zero... Your Highness... I... I want to..."

"No, you don't want to."

Zero was clearly using her tail to act like a succubus, yet her expression remained as pure and noble as a saint. She even raised her index finger to her lips while simultaneously patting Valensa's head with her other hand.

"This is also a kind of trial, Valencia... I'm just giving you a bath, you can't think about anything naughty~~ Besides, they should wake up soon, you don't want them to see you looking embarrassing when they wake up, right? So be a good girl and don't resist, let me finish quickly."

"Goo!"

Valencia did consider launching a counterattack, but ultimately it was just a thought.

After all, Zero is the Saintess, and the others are indeed showing signs of waking up... Once the others wake up and see Valencia doing this and that to the Saintess... no matter how eloquent Valencia is, she will absolutely be unable to explain herself.

...That wretched succubus saintess, she's so cunning!

Still unwilling in her heart, but her body had long since given up resisting, she was bubbling away as the succubus's tail completely pulled her into the water.

The newly appointed inner paladin was harassed by his female superior on his very first day of service, and the female knight finally experienced what it felt like to be defeated by a succubus.

Just as Valensa was thinking this, she suddenly realized that the goddess's will, which was originally focused on enjoying Velenkasa's wings, seemed to have been divided quite a bit between her and Zero... So a large amount of divine grace was continuously poured into their bodies through the water in the bath, making her and Zero feel so comfortable that they were completely limp.

Valensa then realized that Zero probably didn't really want the succubus to prey on her, but rather was trying to please the goddess's will by getting close to her, like a ritual... and the ritual was very successful, as the satisfied goddess's will rewarded them handsomely.

After leaving the public bathhouse, it was already late at night, and it was time to go home and rest.

According to the plan, Valensa should move to the Badr family's residence in the Sanctuary tonight... Zero originally planned to take Valensa there in the afternoon to see the place and help her tidy up the room.

Valencia, however, became engrossed in playing cards and spent the entire afternoon at the card game venue. The matter of changing accommodations would have to wait until tomorrow, and she would continue to stay at Valencia's house tonight.

After losing all afternoon playing cards, Chiba Grass grew angrier and angrier as she returned to her lodgings, especially when she thought about Valensa's smug look every time she turned the tables on her.

So Chiba decided to take revenge... She changed into the anti-demon ninja outfit, a mesh bodysuit, and quietly sneaked into Valensa's room, putting her deliberately chilled hands into the warm blankets.

"Woo!"

Since this was a sacred place, Valensa, who was sleeping without any precautions, was successfully ambushed, and naturally became furious.

If I can't deal with that succubus saintess, surely I can deal with you, you little devil demon ninja?

With this in mind, Valensa immediately dragged Thousand Leaf Grass onto the bed, ready to punish her severely.

Chiba didn't refuse... She was prepared to give herself away when she came to the night raid; in fact, that was her real purpose.

However, just as the two had finished warming up and were ready to have a good match, Chiba suddenly began to convulse in pain.

At first, Valensa thought that Chiba was trying to play some new game, but after observing carefully, she realized that Chiba wasn't faking it, and that something had really happened.

Chapter 22 The Phantom Thief Sister Has Been Arrested!

"Cao Cao, what's wrong?"

After realizing that Thousand Leaf Grass was indeed feeling unwell, Valensa quickly suppressed her anger and used healing magic to alleviate Thousand Leaf Grass's pain.

The healing spell had some effect, but it didn't seem to cure the root cause. Like a painkiller, once Valensa stopped maintaining the spell, Thousand Leaf Grass would show a pained expression again.

"Hmm...it seems like it...Ugh!"

Even when being healed by divine magic, Thousand Leaf Grass still had difficulty speaking, and every word she uttered caused her whole body to tremble and her skin to be soaked with sweat.

"have what?"

"Ugh!"

Valensa put her ear to Chiba's mouth, wanting to listen more carefully, when the mastermind behind Chiba's suffering appeared on his own.

It was a strange energy that suddenly emerged from the Thousand Leaf Grass, but instead of attacking Valensa, it fled out the window.

"Where to go!"

The incident happened so suddenly that Valensa only had time to unleash a beam of solar flare while scolding the attacker.

The scorching rays struck the energy precisely, shattering it like an iron rod piercing a water balloon, and even burning a hole in Velenkasha's house.

The energy, after being dispersed, did not disappear. Instead, it broke into smaller pieces like a swarm of ants, escaping faster and disappearing quickly by taking advantage of any opening.

Fortunately, after that energy left, Thousand Leaf Grass's condition improved significantly. Under Valensa's healing magic, it soon stopped suffering and fell into a sweet sleep.

"What happened?"

The house's owner, Vilenkasa, had just arrived.

She appeared to have already fallen asleep, wearing only her underwear, and her eyes were still sleepy.

Looking at the thousand-leaf grass on the bed, and then at the hole in the wall of her house that was clearly burned by the sunbeams, Velenkasha realized that something might really have happened, and her eyes became serious:

"You've been attacked? Who's so bold as to dare make a move in the Holy Land?"

"I don't know if this counts as an attack..."

Valensa was equally confused, because the energy just now did not seem like an attack, but rather like it was unable to bear it and was fleeing in panic. The fact that Thousand Leaf Grass was in great pain was just a side effect of the energy as it was leaving Thousand Leaf Grass's body.

"Is that so?"

After Valencia finished recounting the whole story, Velenkasa was also at a loss for words.

She could only leave Valensa to continue caring for the Thousand Leaf Grass, while she and Ilana, who had also been awakened, searched around the house, trying to find traces of that energy.

But it was no use; the energy had already escaped and quickly hidden itself after dispersing.

Considering that Thousand Leaf Grass was alright, Valensa decided not to disturb others' rest for the time being, and to tell Saint Zero about it tomorrow to hear her opinion.

The next morning, at Vilenkasha's home.

"Is there such a thing?"

Zero, who had come here intending to take Valensa to see the Badr family's residence, frowned after hearing about the accident that happened last night and suggested that he go and check on the condition of Thousand Leaf Grass first.

Valensa naturally didn't refuse, and after a night's rest, Chiba had basically recovered and cooperated by letting Zero have a full-body checkup.

Zero's abilities seem to rely heavily on her succubus tail. Not only did she bully Valensa yesterday, but this time when she examined Chiba Grass, she also used the tip of her tail to sweep over Chiba Grass's entire body like a stethoscope or detector, making Chiba Grass blush. However, under the saintess's serious expression, she dared not make a sound.

"How's it going, Sister Zero?"

In the end, it was Valensa who spoke up and helped Chiba Grass out of her predicament:

"Does Cao Cao have any health problems?"

"There are no problems at the moment, in fact, I'm very healthy. If I train hard for a while longer, I should be able to get promoted."

Zero reluctantly withdrew its tail from Thousand-Leaf Grass, secretly taking away a few leaves that Thousand-Leaf Grass had been nurturing close to it as it did so.

"I have a rough guess about what happened to her last night, but I can't be sure."

"What guess?"

Valensa quickly asked, and Velenkasa and Ilana also cast curious glances at her.

"This female demon ninja must have been ambushed some time ago."

Zero thought for a moment before guessing:

"The person who plotted against her wasn't very strong, but their methods were very strange... They must have written some kind of special technique into the body of the anti-demon ninja sister and had it running in secret."

Normally, this technique should only be discovered when it is fully completed, but it's hard to say what will happen to this female anti-demon ninja at that time.

Fortunately, she's been receiving the highest level of Holy Communion with you these past two days, and last night she absorbed a significant amount of divine essence at the public bathhouse… It's likely that the concentrated divine power affected the spell, causing it to lose its concealment and prematurely go berserk, leading to what happened last night.”

"Concealment Technique?"

Valensa frowned.

Has Thousand Leaf Grass made an enemy of any powerful sorcerer recently?

Valensa's first thought was the cultist Ziye. Ziye was a sorcerer in the cult and had spent a night alone with Chiba when they were still in the Ninja Village, giving her ample motive and opportunity to commit the crime.

The problem is that Ziye is already dead. Most spells disappear when their master dies, but the energy that Valensa felt last night didn't seem like it belonged to a dead master at all. It was even as if someone was remotely controlling it at the time.

Is that a monster from the Misty Mountains?

It's also unlikely... When Thousand Leaf Grass was training in the Misty Mountains, Valensa had already warned all the Radiant-Rank monster lords in the area beforehand. Even if most monster lords weren't as greedy and affectionate towards humans as that big cat, they wouldn't have any motive to be enemies with humans.